The Boys Club (1997)

User Rating:

6.2/10   

Director:

John Fawcett

Writers:

Doug Smith (story)
Peter Wellington (writer)

Release Date:

7 February 1997 (South Africa)

Genre:

Drama | Thriller | Crime

Plot:

Three teenage boys in small-town Southern Ontario are thrilled when Luke Cooper, a mysterious American fugitive with a gunshot wound in his leg...

Plot Keywords:

Fugitive | Friend | Teen | Psychopath | Independent Film

Awards:

5 nominations

Cast

Chris Penn	...	Luke Cooper
Dominic Zamprogna	...	Kyle
Stuart Stone	...	Brad
Devon Sawa	...	Eric
Amy Stewart	...	Megan
Nicholas Campbell	...	Kyle's Dad
Jarred Blancard	...	Jake
Max Piersig	...	Simon
Julian Richings	...	Officer Cole
Alana Shields	...	Brad's Mom
Sean Dick	...	Bobby
Peter Van Wart	...	Eric's Father
Heidi von Palleske	...	Eric's Mother
Bif Naked	...	Liquor Store Manager
Brock Curley	...	Liquor Store Cashier

Also Known As:

Secrets d'ados (Canada: French title)

MPAA:

Rated R for violence including a scene of sexual intimidation, language and some nude pin-ups.

Runtime:

91 min

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Color:

Color

Certification:

Netherlands:16 (video rating) | Portugal:M/12 | Australia:MA | USA:R | Iceland:16

Filming Locations:

Georgetown, Ontario, Canada

Company:

Alliance Communications Corporation

Soundtrack:

Morphine

Showed promise, never delivered

Kyle, Brad and Eric are three young teenage boys with a secret clubhouse where no girls are allowed unless they take off their tops (a reference to the pictures on the wall). One day they find Luke in their clubhouse with a gun, a badge and a big secret. Luke seems nice enough and even becomes a good friend to the boys. But he has been shot and he doesn't want them telling the cops or even taking him to the doctor. His wound is minor enough the boys can fix him up, but there may be something he's not telling them.

Kyle wants to be a pilot, but his father does not seem to support his dreams, and he has a loser jerk of an older brother named Jake. He also wants to date Megan.

I liked the scenes with Kyle and Megan. There was some comedy in this movie, and a scene where two of the boys made trouble in a liquor store was one of the most enjoyable for me. I thought Chris Penn gave a really good performance as Luke, making a dramatic personality change as the movie took a dark turn.

Some movies might have recovered from what happened in the second half. For me, this one never did. It was more violent than I would have liked, for one thing. And some things happened in that club house that just weren't pleasant. I was hoping this movie would be a little more positive. It wasn't exactly 'Stand by Me'.